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BEST OF 2011 LOVE

A Big Thank You to Ryan Spaulding of rslblog.com and Matheson Kamin of The Rock and Roll Report for showing Almost Not There love on their best of 2011 lists.  

Courtesy of rslblog.com - http://www.rslblog.com/2011/01/big-list-best-of-2011.html

Son of the Sun
"Almost Not There" EP 

SUNSHINE FROM THE NORTH - Buffalo, NY's amazing Son of the Sun have rapidly become a regular listen at the RSL Compound. No joke, I've listened to this record dozens of times this year and I've managed to see them three times over the last three months. This is the kind of band I would be willing to drive distances to see. Well here's why; there's six songs (nearly a full-length) of quality on this EP. Pick up this album and fall for Son of the Sun's modern and throwback fusion. The tracks are romantic photographs for your music-loving mind. FULL ALBUM STREAM

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Courtesy of The Rock and Roll Report - http://rockandrollreport.com/matheson-kamins-best-of-list-for-2011/

Son of the Sun - Almost Not There: The second of two EPs to make their way onto my Best Of list for this year is Almost Not There from Son of the Sun. The six songs that make up this release work well to create one strong, though short, release. The variety in the songs is one of the reasons why I include this CD in this list. Son of the Sun offers up some of the best indie rock this year with their Almost Not There CD. This is one CD I wish was longer than it is.

Stay tuned for much goodness in 2012.  Thank you all for your continued support.  

Love,

SOTS - I Blame Yoko Music

VOTED BEST INDIE/COLLEGE BAND (IN WESTERN NEW YORK) by WBNY 93.1

A great big thanks to WBNY 93.1 for naming us the Best Indie/College Band (In Western New York).  We are honored and humbled.  

A big congrats to all the winners.  Much Love.

Check out the other categories/winners below.  Cheers!!

Thank you SO much for everyone who helped, big thanks to

Outer Limit Recording Studios

Angstfaktor Records

Suzanne Perry

Paul Burt

Chris Kalata

Mista Perez

ALL the bands that donated their time to perform at the ceremony

(Big Tree Road, AJ Jordan The Crescendo, Garda, The Brass Monkeez, Sudden Urge, Dan Harper & The Magic Show)

& everyone who came out! We really appreciate it!

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-listing is organized as-

Award Category:

Top 3 in votes

Staff Picks (91.3 FM WBNY, BuffaBLOG.com, Steak & Cake Records, Ciniris [Screen Printing]) 

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I'm So Sad They Broke Up (from Western New York):

first: Abominable Killer Snomen, second: Lake View Effect, third: Run Marty!

WBNY: Venona

Steak & Cake: BALTO

Most Underrated Artist/Band (from Western New York):

first: Sixpin, second: Mike Zogaria, third: Final Conspiracy

WBNY: Rescue Dawn

Steak & Cake: DAMIAN WEBER

Ciniris: Rescue Dawn

Best Glorified Rehearsal on the WBNY Local Show:

first: Dead Before Dawn, second: Anal Pudding, third: Come Honor

WBNY: Bearhunter

Best Sound Guy (in Western New York):

first: D2 Sound, second: Joe Tall of J. Tall Audio, third: Rockstar Dave

WBNY: Neal Brodfuehrer of Town Ballroom/Mohawk Place

Steak & Cake: GREG BURT

Best Music Video (from Western New York): first: Go Sabres! by Sudden Urge, second: Blow by The Bella Donna, third TIE: Aisle by The Bunny The Bear, Why (Original) by Grunderhall

WBNY: E.T. (Katy Perry Cover) by Ghost Sequence

Steak & Cake: THE NYBRKFST: THICK WITH THIEVES DIRECTED BY RAMI ABU-SITTA

Best Lyrics In A Song (from Western New York):

first: Invisible by Sixpin, second: Make it Up To You by Mike Zogaria, third: Emergency by Breckenwood

WBNY: All Winners by The BloodThirsty Vegans

Steak & Cake: TERRIBLE ERA BY BILL TIMES A BILLION

Ciniris: Time Machine, Letterset

Best Instrumental Song (from Western New York):

first: Evian Majora by In The Presence Of Enemies, second: Louis by Peanut Brittle Satellite, third: Exitelitech by Paul Burt

WBNY: Evian Majora by In The Presence Of Enemies

Steak & Cake: FYFE - PACKS & PIANOS

Best Solo/Acoustic Artist (from Western New York):

first TIE: Taylor McManus & Andrew Mitchell, third: Mike Zogaria

WBNY: Dan Stafford

Steak & Cake: BECCA RYSKALCZYK

Ciniris: I.Am.Angelo

Best New Band (from Western New York):

first: Plan-B Buffalo, second: Caught In A Crossfire, third: Final Conspiracy

WBNY: Rustworm

BuffaBLOG: Love Scenes

Steak & Cake: MOURDANT SISTERS

Ciniris: Rescue Dawn

Best Venue (in Western New York):

first: Club Paradise, second: Town Ballroom, third: Nietzche's

WBNY: Soundlab

BuffaBLOG: Nietzsche's

Steak & Cake: SUGAR CITY

Ciniris: Xtreme Wheelz

Best Jam/Groove Band (from Western New York):

first: Aqueous, second: Mick Hayes Band, third TIE: More Than Me, Sloppy Joe & The Juice

WBNY: Aqueous

BuffaBLOG: Lazlo Hollyfeld

Steak & Cake: LAUNJIE

Ciniris: More Than Me

Best Punk/Hardcore Band (from Western New York):

first: Rhinocerous, second: Hold It High, third: Pig Rectum

WBNY: The Fucking Hotlights

BuffaBLOG: The Fucking Hotlights

Steak & Cake: STRANGERS

Ciniris: This Is Voyage

Best Metal Band (from Western New York):

first: The Bella Donna, second: Sixpin, third: Caught In A Crossfire

WBNY: As Summer Dies

Steak & Cake: DIRT EYES

Ciniris: Bury The Hatchet

Best Rock Band (from Western New York):

first: The Pug Mahones, second: Sixpin, third: Suckerpunch

WBNY: Final Conspiracy

BuffaBLOG: AUTOPUNCH

Steak & Cake: REAL PEOPLE

Ciniris: More Than Me

Best Indie/College Band (from Western New York):

first: Son Of The Sun, second TIE: Inlite & The Breathing Tree

WBNY: The Breathing Tree

BuffaBLOG: The Bird Day

Steak & Cake: ARCTIC DEATH

Ciniris: The Breathing Tree

Best Power-Pop/Pop-Rock Band (from Western New York):

first: Breckenwood, second: Thrown Under The Bus, third TIE: The Mixtape, Rescue Dawn

WBNY: The Mixtape

Steak & Cake: NELSON TYPE

Best Country/Folk Band (from Western New York):

first: Mick Hayes Band, second: 100 Proof Justice, third: 90 West

WBNY: Mick Hayes Band

BuffaBLOG: Andrew J Reimer's Country-Punk Extravaganza

Steak & Cake: Andrew J Reimer's Country-Punk Extravaganza

Best Jazz/Blues Band (from Western New York):

first: Jony James Blues Band, second TIE: Wanted By The FBI, The Black and Blues Band

WBNY: Dan Harper & The Magic Show

BuffaBLOG: On The Sly

Best Experimental Band/Act (from Western New York):

first: The Bunny The Bear, second: Lazlo Hollyfeld, third TIE: Ghost Sequence, Dali's Ghost

WBNY: Lazlo Hollyfeld

BuffaBLOG: Lazlo Hollyfeld

Steak & Cake: BADMILK

Best Electronic Band (from Western New York): 

first: The Bunny The Bear, second: Garda, third TIE: I.Am.Angelo, Sunday Radio

WBNY: Sunday Radio

BuffaBLOG: Shapes Of States

Steak & Cake: SOUND SHAMAN

Ciniris: I.Am.Angelo

Best Hip-Hop/Rap Performer/Group (from Western New York):

first: J-Heat, second: AJ Jordan The Crescendo, third: Eric Crittenden

WBNY: AJ Jordan The Crescendo

Steak & Cake: SLEEP CLOSE DEATH

Best Contemporary/Adult Band (from Western New York): first:

Alison Pipitone Band, second TIE: The Incureables & Grace Stumberg Band

WBNY: Speak Easy Three

Best Ska Band (from Western New York):

first: Do It With Malice, second: Lighting Killed My Parents, third: The Blank Shots

WBNY: The Blank Shots

Ciniris: The Blank Shots

Best Pop-Punk Band (from Western New York):

first: Thrown Under The Bus, second TIE: Anchor Me Down & Rust Belt Lights

WBNY: Sleep Atlantic

Ciniris: Letterset

Best R&B/Soul Artist/Band (from Western New York):

first: Nickel City Pimp Choir, second: Old School B Boys, third: Mista Perez

WBNY: Micheal Prince

Best Cover Band (from Western New York): 

first: Sudden Urge, second: Hot Daddy Rocks!, third: Cateogry 5

WBNY: Passionworks

Best Tribute Act (from Western New York): first: Hey You A Tribute To Pink Floyd, second: Strictly Hip, third: 2 Minutes To Maiden

WBNY: Beatle Magic

Best Promotion/Booking Company (in Western New York):

first: After Dark Presents, second: Suzapalooza, third: ESI Events

WBNY: Incite A Riot

Ciniris: After Dark Presents

Best Promoter (putting on events in Western New York):

first: Suzanne Perry (Suzapalooza), second: Dennis Ferry (After Dark), third: Nick Sallee (Sonic Indian)

WBNY: Nick Ramirez from Incite A Riot

Steak & Cake: KEVIN CANE FROM THE VAULT

Ciniris: Dennis Ferry of After Dark

Best Western New York Music Website/Publication:

first: ArtVoice, second: Nightlife, third: Gloom & How We Get Out Of Here Promotions

WBNY: BuffaloBLOG.com

BuffaloBLOG: BuffaloBLOG.com

Steak & Cake: BUFFABLOG.com

Ciniris: WBNYLocalShow.com

Best Music Festival (in Western New York):

first: Music Is Art, second: OP Music House EXPOSURE Concert, third: Jam-Boree

WBNY: OP Music House EXPOSURE Concert

Steak & Cake: BIDWELL INDIE 5000

Ciniris: Music Is Art

Best Recording Studio (in Western New York):

first: World Of Noise Recording Studio, second: DWS Studios, third: Watchman Recording Studios

WBNY: True Sound Studios

Steak & Cake: DELPLATO STUDIOS

Ciniris: GCR Audio

Best Record Label (in Western New York):

first TIE: Righteous Babe Records & JACT Records, third TIE: The Team Records & Catch 22 Records

WBNY: Steak & Cake Records

Steak & Cake: STEAK & CAKE RECORDS

Best Music Merchandise Company (in Western New York):

first: Park Avenue Imprints, second: TC Printing, third TIE: Tour City & Positive Approach

WBNY: Ciniris

Best Concert Photographer (in Western New York):

first: Faded Skyline Photography, second: Ken Czworka Photos, third: Carl Cederman

WBNY: Faded Skyline Photography

Steak & Cake: BOB NEUMAN

Ciniris: Nicole Cooke

Best Guitarist (in Western New York):

first: Brian Frasier of Category 5, second TIE: Parker Greenman of The Teasers & LW Perry of 100 Proof Justice

WBNY: Joe Leising of Pig Rectum

Steak & Cake: ERIC ROVNER OF ANDREW J REIMERS BAND

Ciniris: John Anstett, Letterset

Best Guitar Duo (in Western New York):

first: Denny Sliday & Andy Mitchell of Sixpin, second: Kevin Lambert & Alexander Matos of Final Conspiracy, third: Andrew Mayer & Joshua Strate of The Blank Shots

WBNY: Kevin Murphy & Danny Case of Vanity Strikes

Best Bassist (in Western New York):

first: Joe Quader of Category 5, second: Vaughan Perrott of Sixpin, third: Tony Berrafato of Lighting Killed My Parents

WBNY: Ben Whelan of Funktional Flow

Steak & Cake: BRAD KUJAWSKI

Ciniris: Ricky Needham, Letterset

Best Drummer/Percussionist (in Western New York):

first: Bryan Sibbitts of The Blank Shots, second: Michael Forgione of Sixpin, third: Mick Miller Drummer for hire (Mike Productions)

WBNY: Josiah LeRoy of Letterset/Sunday Radio

Steak & Cake: RYAN SCHLIA

Ciniris: Matt Salzer, Fighting For First

Best Original Pop/Indie Vocalist (in Western New York):

first: Garrett Shea of Breckenwood, second: Nicholas William of The Breathing Tree, third: Jordan Dixon of Inlite

WBNY: Jordan Dixon of Inlite

Steak & Cake: NICK GORDON

Ciniris: Zong Gu, Sunday Radio & Cameron Powell, Letterset

Best Original Rock/Metal Vocalist (in Western New York):

first: Andy Mitchell of Sixpin, second: Mike Jordan of The Pug Mahones, third: Nick Lamacchia of The Donner Party

WBNY: John Green of His Name Was Yesterday

Steak & Cake: ANDY CZUBA

Best Female Vocalist (in Western New York):

first: Kristine Rose Brown of Dead Before Dawn, second: Carrie Engler Mazur of ENVY, third: Kelly Wahl of Hit N Run

WBNY: Lauren Ciapelli of Lapse 

Steak & Cake: KATIE PRESTON

Best Keyboard/Synth Player (in Western New York):

first: Ray Halm of The Bella Donna, second: Lee Becker of Statues Of We, third: Arron Watts of Grunderhall/Brotherhood

WBNY: Rich Flierl of Dotsun Moon

Steak & Cake: LEAH LOEFKE

Ciniris: Zong Gu, Sunday Radio

Best Stage Performance/Presentation As A Band (from Western New York):

first: Category 5, second: Sixpin, third: Envy

WBNY: Free Henry!

Steak & Cake: JOHNNY NOBODY

Best Stange Performance/Presence As An Individual (from Western New York):

first: Michael Culmo of Category 5, second: Carrie Engler Mazur of Envy, third: Jim Crean of Hair Nation

WBNY: Matt Tybor of The Bunny The Bear 

Ciniris: Ricky Needham, Letterset

Band Most Likely To Break Out Of Buffalo, NY:

first: Sixpin, second TIE: One Hundred Proof Justice & The Blank Shots

WBNY: The Bella Donna

Steak & Cake: THE BIRD DAY

Best Thing To Happen To The WNY Music Scene This Year:

first: Music Is Art, second: WBNY Local Music Awards, third: Travesty Pictures

WBNY: Travesty Pictures

Steak & Cake: BUFFABLOG.com

Ciniris: Buffalo Does Pop CD

EP of the year (from Western New York):

first: Sixpin - Vegas, second: Mike Zogaria - Come Home, third: Kennedy Carpool - Napolean

WBNY: Glass Hero - You (Me)

BuffaBLOG: The Tins - The Tins [EP]

Steak & Cake: 1990 EP BY GIVE IT UP FOR THE OTTER

Ciniris: The Sequel B-Sides, Letterset

Album Of The Year (from Western New York):

first: Dead Before Dawn - 2012... A New Dawn, second: Aqueous - Giant Something, third: Effective Resolution - Just To Let You Know

WBNY: Various - Buffalo Does Pop

BuffaBLOG: Roger Bryan & The Orphans - 37

Steak & Cake: ARCTIC DEATH - ARCTIC DEATH

Ciniris: Various - Buffalo Does Pop

Buffalo, NY Legend Of The Year: first: Micheal Hund, second: Lance Diamond, third: Dave Constantino

WBNY: Micheal Meldrum

Steak & Cake: MICHAEL MELDRUM

My Best Mistake Music Video

Hello friends,
We've had a great summer....Thanks to all that came out to the shows and to all the new people we've met.  We are in a bit of Fall hibernation at the moment.....We finally got our studio set up again and we will be working on some new material.  Check out the new music video for My Best Mistake.  We hope you enjoy.....love. sots.


"My Best Mistake" by SON of the SUN - Music Video from Endless Eye on Vimeo.

BuzzChips Excellent Review of Almost Not There

Son of the Sun "Almost Not There" Review

Son of the Sun, a five-piece from Buffalo, NY have produced an excellent EP infused with vintage effects, minimalist arrangements and sincere songwriting. The musical aesthetic throughout Almost Not There maintains a level of consistency from song to song, creating a streamlined experience rather than a collection of tracks thrown together under one name.

In addition to their well-conceived retro sound, Son of the Sun plays with dissonance and harmony, a theme that can be heard both literally and figuratively in the music throughout the record (major and minor tonalities intermingling in “As Far As Lucy” or a slow, more morose song such as “Fruit Jar” injected with a buoyant bridge). This is also expressed lyrically in “10,000” as singer Zak Ward proclaims “I wanna lay down, I wanna record my dissonance” over upbeat music in the background. This juxtaposition creates an experience that stirs disparate emotions in the listener.

The arrangements are also kept to a minimum, though they produce strong and variant moods in each song. An important contributor to this is the sincerity of the lyrics, and Ward performs them dynamically with strength, vulnerability and candor.

Almost Not There provides a snapshot of a band that has a well developed sound and thoughtfully crafted songs, prompting the notion that contrary to the title of their EP, Son of the Sun has arrived.

HYPE MACHINE LOVE / UPCOMING SHOW IN BUFFALO

Hey folks....if you're sitting around, tryin to beat that heat....take a couple minutes and play our new single 10,000 and help us build some hype.......

Click here to play  (courtesy of The Hype Machine)

Also.....big show on Chippewa tomorrow night with Bearhunter and Handsome Jack (7/22/11) at Noir Ultra Lounge...stop on out.  They're going to have great drink specials going on (check the facebook event invite for details):

Facebook Event Invite